Search Engines for Students

Some specific topic: Your teacher may have suggested a web page. Here's some links to Biomes & Natural Science / Earth Science & Weather / Social Studies & Language / Biography /

Elementary Students:
The Internet is a fascinating place to visit, and we want you to have a safe journey. You are expected to stay at the sites suggested by your teacher. If you accidentally go to the wrong page, click "back" in the upper left corner, or ask the teacher for help.

DO NOT fill in forms requesting personal information without permission from your teacher. Many pages have advertisements. This is how the site earns money. DO NOT respond to these advertisements. You may not give out your address or download information from the site.

Some sites allow you to "ask an expert" using e-mail. It can be interesting getting e-mail from "an expert", but you are required to check with the teacher first.

There are times when you will want to download or print files. First get permission from an adult. Some files are very long.

Having e-mail is a priviledge. Rules for proper behavior always apply. The same goes for creating & sending e-mail cards.

Many sites are listed in Scholastic News and other publications. Ask for permission to type in the addresses. Follow the rules, please, and the Internet will be a great experience.

Helpful Search Sites:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ ...An excellent Search Site
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov / ...Kids can search NASA's Space site
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozscience/index.html ...Science: look it up
http://www.nettrekker.com Search by school subjects
http://www.factmonster.com Search for information on specific topics. Includes games and quizzes.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/children_links.html Lots of neat links for kids from America Library Assn.
http://www.edview.com/ Apple's Search site for students
http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~aa937/Profile.html Cyber Haunts for Kids is a Canadian site
http://www.searchopolis.com/ For grades 4 and up Searchopolis allows students to search by grade level. This is handy when you want to find "readable" sites.
http://www.go.com/Center/Kids/Homework_help has a interesting feature on the main page. Type in a word and it will translate for you. Try French or Spanish. See how it works.
http://www.yahooligans.com/ is a good kids search engine
http://www.kidsclick.org/ is one of the main one the fifth grade uses
http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/ Weather Channel answers questions about Storms, Floods, etc.
http://www.ipl.org/youth/dewey Topics are arranged using the Dewey Decimal System. It's like being in the library!

Some specific topic: Your teacher may have suggested a web page. Here's some links to Biomes & Natural Science. Check the Earth & Space as well as Language & Social Studies, etc.. Biography